Daily Republican., 1887-03-25

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Of $4,000 to Meet Dsficisnctes-Act OF
20 De Presented to the Lsgisiatars.
CITY Council held secret session las
evening, which was mot concluded unit
III 45 o'clock. No one but members and
lOity Solicitor Turner and Uity Audito
/ Bali were permitted TO be present, con
seq uently nothing definite could bo "a
lcertained ut the time what the object o
20 much privacy could be, but later II
| the evening. it was learned that th,
meeting was called for tho purpose O
sidering the present deplorable CON
|dition OF the city Q finances, and the I'D
visibility Of asking the Legislature TO
Ipermission to create . loan Of $66, 900. I,
meet the deficiences which IL 10 now ap
| ps rent will exist at the end OF the fisca
year. As there was considerable oppo
sition the further confederation of th,
matter was postponed.
Just before the doors were thrown
| Iopen Mr.. Merris Taylor entered th,
clerks office with the following mem
| bers of the Legislature: Messrs
Smalley, Harrington, Jones, Rust
Tempt MulligAn and Aliabsud, with
Clerk OF the Senate B. j. Moore, and
Clerk OF the House 4 T. Cooper. Al
soon rs the doors were opened the visi
tors were escorted In and furnished
with seats inside the bar.
The regular session OF Council was
then called to order BY President Rckel,
and the roll called by Clerk Measick
after which the minutes were read and
approved. The Legislative COMMITTEES
reported the following acts: In relation
to witness fees In Municipal Court, and
providing that II they are not claimed
within thirty days by the parties en-
titled to receive them that they shall be
forfeited TO the city.
An act In relation to psrts Of Eev.
enth and Monroe streets, which wero
vacated several years ago, and provid.
ing for their being opened.
An act to amend an act to create a
Water Commission, providing that the
board shall pay the interest on Loans 7
and 8.
Each OF the above acts were approved
but the following was referred back to
the Legislative COMMITTEES: An act to
further affirm and establish . sinking
fund for paying the debt Of the city.
The City Treasurer reported balance
OF S12,5 AZ In the Union National
Bank to the credit Of current expenses, i,
and 50, 37829 to the credit OF the park
fund. He also reported having recsi we'd
the following amounts: Board of Water
Com mmissioners, TO pay interest on loans,
5000; Tax Receiver Kane, 81, 600; Tax
Il. ceivsr Moody, $3.50; City Auditor
Ball, S403 "a.
The Street Com issiouer reported %
men and teams employed with q pay. .
roll amounting to $40. 10 and an order
WIS drawn for the amount.
The President announced that an or
dinance relating to printing ordinan oes
OF private character had been approx.
ed by the Mayor, and Is now an ordi.
nance Of the city.
The petition OF John M. Lee, asking
for the return of $40, overpaid capita
ton tax, Was referred 70 the Finance
Committee.
Warner s. Company petitioned for
permission to extend their siding on
King street 10 the Christlana river, and
the petition was referred to the Street
Committee.
The petition Of the @. & j. Pyle Com
psny, asking that Shipley Run be
Htraightened bet ween Madison and Mon
zoe streets. and Sixth and Seventh
streets, was referred to the Sewer Com-
m!ttee.
A petition, numerously signed, ask
Ing Council to permit the Wilmington
City Passenger Railway Company to
use turntables on their proposed Brandy.
wine extension, was referred to the
Street Committee, with instructions to
report at the next meeting.
A petition from residents OF the
Eleventh ward, asking that Anchorage
street, between Oak and Stroud streets.
be filled up and brought to grade, was
referred to the OPsnins Streets Com
mittee.
The Law Committee, to whom was
referred the petition of Patrick Quinn,
asking that he be allo wed damages for
the injury to his property, caused by
raising the grade of Front street at
Adams street. reported in favor of
giving him $15e. After q discussion ar
to which ppIopriation this amount
was to be charged to, it was finally de-
cided to charge ft to incidentalp, and
me report was adopted and an order
drawn for the amount.
MIR. Forrest gave notlee that at some
future meeting he would introduce an
ordinance providing for the addition OF
two patrolmen to the police force of this
lefty.
Mr.. Moore introduced resolution in
|structing the Fire Committee to have one
OF the ilre engines placed In the Ninth
ward, for the protection of property dur.
ing the time the bridge at Market street
IS being built, and also that the commit :
Tee be authorized to secure house for
The engine, and hire mA to be on hand
continually until the bridge Is completed.
ne moved the adoption OF the resolution,
out an amendment to refer 1t to the Fire
committee was carried.
MIR. Chambers offered resolution.
whieh was adopted, instructing the Fl.
nance Committee to prepare full state
ment of the condition of the city,s
finances, and present 1t at the next meet.
ling. '-'e
Mr.. Norton offered a resolution nrovid.
ing that the laborers employed bv the
city shall have their pay Increased from
lsi 70 to Sl.50 per day, and that work
snail cease at 30 o'clock on Saturday
afternoons.
Mr. barney wanted to know IL it was
INTENDED for them to commence work al
iz'4o O'Clock every day, the same as men
Ia workshops were compelled to do. and
Mr. Norton replied that he did not know
lany thing about that.
Mr.. Blake said that he was heartily in
favor OF increasing the mems nav. but
ne was afraid that II they stopped work
at 80 O'Clock on Saturday afternoons n
would be impossible Tor them to clean the
streets On which markets are held.
After discussion, in which several
members participated, Mr.. Norton final.
Withdrew his 4.30 O'Clock nrovision
lor stopping work, and that part of the
Iadopted. pay "~
oh motion of Mr. Hession, an order
WA, was drawn for 81 ,57s to pay interest on
loans falling due April LIST.
Council then adjourned. and ror+ -,